Ugandan Government Refinery Project

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Ugandan State / Private Partners
• Website:
• Location: Kabale in Hoima, Uganda
• Capacity: 1.0 million tons/annum & 20,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Feasibility (Dec 2009)
• Expected Completion: 2015

The Project

• Project Type: Greenfield Refinery
• Project Summary: The refinery will be built in phases, first 20,000 bpd, then expanded to 60,000 bpd
• Main Contractors
  • Foster Wheeler undertook a feasibility study

Refining Units

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Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The project will use Ugandan sweet, waxy crude which has low sulphur under 0.5 percent per weight

Products Produced

• The refinery will produce mainly gasoline & middle distillates

History

• 2010 - Foster Wheeler awarded feasibility study
• 2011 - Budget but aside for project

Other Information

• The nature of the local crude production and the location far from any port, means that Uganda needs to build a refinery to fully exploit its crude oil production.
• The crude produced is waxy, and needs a heated pipeline to stop it freezing.

Relevant Links

• Foster Wheeler to carry out feasibility
• FOSTER WHEELER WINS OIL REFINERY FEASIBILITY STUDY IN UGANDA
• Uganda: Shs14.7billion Allocated Towards in-Country Refinery